Can diabetics soak their feet?

Foot soak can improve blood circulation in the lower limbs and eliminate fatigue. Diabetic patients can soak their feet, but diabetic patients in the foot soak should pay attention to the following points: 1, the water temperature is not easy too high, do not exceed 40 ℃. Diabetic patients mostly combined with peripheral neuropathy or lower limb vasculopathy, easily lead to the patient can not accurately feel the water temperature, if the water temperature is too high is easy to cause foot burns. So when diabetic patients soak their feet, it is best to have someone else perform the moisture test. 2, the time should not be too long, soak feet within 15 minutes. 3, diabetic patients are prone to combined foot fungal infections, also known as athlete’s foot, after soaking feet must be dried, dry feet before wearing shoes and socks. 4, foot massage or pedicure is not recommended to avoid causing foot skin damage. 5, if there is a foot skin breakdown of patients Foot soaking is not recommended to avoid skin infection.